i will graduate in may with a bachelors of science in maryland and in december with the masters of science from the same. i plan to go to law school toward stopping crime in our military. need this to say because of my discharge i had to pay all -- for all of these degrees on my own. i am here today because i am not alone. my story is common we regularly hiller -- year for help as they are denied opportunities to report, misdiagnosed or been charged with misconduct after reporting the attack. the culture of blaming while failing to punish the perpetrators must end. the crisis is acknowledged estimating 19,000 assaults occur each year in most not report due to fear of retaliation. of those about 10,700 armed men in 8300 are women. with percentages, 56% of estimated victims are men. this is a crisis that the department of defense does not acknowledge. what can we do? first, recognize rape is not just about sex, violence, power, and abuse of authority. general frankland's action to set aside the guilty predicted aggravated sexual assault and is another abuse of authority taken by a commander